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Paper and wood machine operatives Salary in South East
A Paper and wood machine operatives in South East earns a median gross annual pay of £27,039 — that's £3,321 (11%) below the UK median of £30,360. Real ONS figures (SOC 8131, ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3).
Quick answer
The median salary for a Paper and wood machine operatives in South East is £27,039 gross per year, compared with £30,360 across the UK. A real ONS estimate, April 2025 — ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3.
South East vs UK median
| Area | Median (annual) |
|---|---|
| South East | £27,039 |
| United Kingdom | £30,360 |
How South East ranks for Paper and wood machine operatives pay
Regional rank
#9
of 9 ONS regions
vs UK median
−£3,321
below £30,360 UK median
Out-earns
0%
of ONS regions
At £27,039, a Paper and wood machine operatives in South East sits below by £3,321 the £30,360 UK median for the role, ranking #9 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Paper and wood machine operatives median for. Every figure is a subtraction or sort of the ONS ASHE medians on this page — nothing is modelled.
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Paper and wood machine operatives in South East — frequently asked questions
- How much does a Paper and wood machine operatives earn in South East?
- The median gross annual pay for a Paper and wood machine operatives in South East is £27,039, per the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). The UK-wide median for this occupation is £30,360.
- Is this South East figure a real ONS number?
- Yes — it is the published regional median gross annual pay for this occupation in the April 2025 ASHE reference period. ONS suppresses small or unreliable regional cells; only unsuppressed regions appear in this cluster, and none are estimated.
- Is a Paper and wood machine operatives salary in South East above the UK average for the role?
- The South East median of £27,039 is below by £3,321 the £30,360 UK median for a Paper and wood machine operatives, and below by £2,127 the average of the 9 regions ONS published. Derived by subtracting the ONS medians shown on this page.
- Where does South East rank for Paper and wood machine operatives pay?
- South East ranks #9 of 9 UK regions ONS published a Paper and wood machine operatives median for (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). 8 regions pay more and 0 pay less. Ranking is a straight sort of the published regional medians.
Related
Source: Office for National Statistics — Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE), Table 14.7a (occupation 4-digit SOC) + Table 15 (4).7a (region by occupation), Full-Time sheet. Figures are Median gross annual pay (GBP), full-time employees, April 2025 reference period (ASHE 2025 provisional, April 2025 reference period, ONS, OGL v3). Released 2025-10-23, corrected 2025-12-19. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OGL v3). No figure is modelled or interpolated.